March 28 (SeeNews) - Serbia's production of crude steel declined 4.1% on the year to 317,000 tonnes in the first two months of 2019, according to data of the World Steel Association.
Serbia was the largest producer of crude steel among the seven countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) included in the World Steel Association's monthly production report for February.
The combined production of the seven SEE countries -- Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Moldova -- fell by 1.1% on the year to 821,000 tonnes in the first two months of 2019.
Bosnia came second after Serbia with production of 150,000 tonnes of crude steel, up from 140,000 tonnes.
Details of crude steel production in 7 SEE countries follow (all figures in thousands of tonnes):
|
Jan-Feb'19 |
Jan-Feb'18 |
y/y change |
Serbia |
317 |
330 |
-4.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
150 |
140 |
7.4% |
Slovenia |
107 |
114 |
-5.5% |
Bulgaria |
105 |
110 |
-4.5% |
Moldova |
75 |
79 |
-5.1% |
North Macedonia |
36 |
48 |
-25.7% |
Croatia |
31 |
9 |
228.4% |
Total |
821 |
830 |
-1.1% |